Place:Jackson, Tennessee, United States

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Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 11,638 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Gainesboro. Jackson is part of the Cookeville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1801 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1810 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1817 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1839 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1839 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1881 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1810 5,401
1820 7,593
1830 9,698
1840 12,872
1850 15,673
1860 11,725
1870 12,583
1880 12,008
1890 13,325
1900 15,039
1910 15,036
1920 14,955
1930 13,589
1940 15,082
1950 12,348
1960 9,233
1970 8,141
1980 9,398
1990 9,297

Research Tips

  • If you have reached this page looking for the city of Jackson, Tennessee, you are in the wrong county. Jackson is in Madison County, Tennessee.

External Links

  • FamilySearch Research Wiki guide to Jackson County family history and genealogy resources. Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • Tennessee State Library and Archives - Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties > Jackson County.




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